State Issues Immediate Evacuation Directive to Communities in Lower Tana River Basin over Floods  - Kahawatungu

By Raúl Germán Bautista. – The Emergency Operations Center (COE) issued a new warning this Friday about the possibility of flooding the Yaque del Norte River, as a result of the intense rains recorded in the last hours due to the incidence of a flood. According to the bulletin of the Committee of Dams and Dams, the rainfall accumulated in the river basin during the month of May increases the risk of overflows, which represents a threat to nearby…

State issues immediate evacuation directive to communities in Lower Tana River Basin over floods  - Kahawatungu

The government Friday issued an immediate voluntary evacuation directive to all communities living downstream of the multipurpose Kiambere Dam. This is due to the prolonged and intense rainfall over the Mt. Kenya and Aberdare catchment areas. Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo said the inflows into the Seven Forks hydropower cascade have increased sharply in the recent few weeks. “As a result, Kiambere Dam, the last reservoir in the cas…

Gov’t orders immediate evacuation in Tana, Garissa after Kiambere Dam overflows

The government has ordered the immediate evacuation of communities living downstream of the Kiambere Dam over fears of imminent flooding following days of heavy rainfall in the Mt. Kenya and Aberdare catchment areas.